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Slug

Slug is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of MC Jin, Eyedea, Kool Keith, Sage Francis and Dr. Dooom. Those roots explain a lot about how Slug arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Brother Ali, Eyedea & Abilities, deM atlaS, Blackalicious and Talib Kweli, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Eyedea, Robb Banks, Robb Bank$ and Eyedea & Abilities, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Slug, reaching back through MC Jin and forward to Eyedea. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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SlugMC JinEyedeaKool KeithSage FrancisDr. DooomAesop RockDoseoneEyedeaRobb BanksRobb Bank$Eyedea & AbilitiesBrother AliEyedea & AbilitiesdeM atlaSBlackaliciousTalib KweliDr. OctagonM.O.P.Hieroglyphics

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Slug connections

Slug grew out of MC Jin, Eyedea, Kool Keith and Sage Francis, shares an orbit with Brother Ali, Eyedea & Abilities, deM atlaS and Blackalicious, went on to shape Eyedea, Robb Banks, Robb Bank$ and Eyedea & Abilities. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Slug

Roots7

Sounds and acts that shaped Slug.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Slug.

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Legacy4

Where the influence of Slug travelled next.

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